Cuff-holder.



UNrrnD STATES PAUL CUMHIN G, OF

'ATENST Fries.

KEYVES'I, FLORIDA;

VouFi---l-loLDER.

SPECIFCATIUN forming part of Letters Pat-ent No. 697,328, dated April 8,1902.

Application lcd November 14, 1901. Serial No. 82,301. (No model.)

To all whom, t my concern.:

Be it known that I, PAUL CUMMING, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Keywest, in the county of Monroe and State of Florida, haveinvented a new and Improved Cuif-IIolder, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a novel, simple, and veryreliable cuff-holder, easy to apply and remove, light, strong, and

neat in appearance, and that may be manufactured ata low cost.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, as is hereinafter described, and deined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be-had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar' characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the cuholder applied. Fig. 2 is a planview of parts of the cuff-holder separated. Fig. 3 is a side view of thecuff-holder, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the portionof the device that engages the cuff when applied.

The cuff-lock,which in use is detachably secured to a shirt-cuff and isan essential novel detail of the invention, is constructed as follows: Alocking-plate 10 is provided, consisting of a flat planchet cut fromresilient sheet metal and preferably given an ovate or heartshapedcontour. At the transverse center of the plate 10 an opening a is formednear the widest end, and from said opening two parallel slits b are outin the plate, extending of a suitable length toward the opposite end ofthe plate, that is substantially arrow-shaped. The formation ofthe slitsin the plate 10 releases an intermediate strip of the resilient metal,thus affording a spring latch-tongue c, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and4, and it will be seen that a transverse bar d is formed at the openinga and is spaced from the free end of the latch c by saidopening. Aring-eye c is formed on one end 11n of the arm 1l, that is bent at ornear a right angle between its ends, as indicated at g in Figs. 3 and 4.Upon the inner end of the arm 11 a tubulation 11b is formed or secured,this hollow cylindrical part of the arm having annular beads h itformed, respectively, upon the outer and innerterminationsofthesame;Thelockingplate 10 is held to rocky upon the ring-eye e' by a looseengagement of the latter with the cross-bar d, and in the periphery ofthe ringeye two notches ff are formed, that maybe separately engagedwith th'e free end of the spring latch piece or tongue c. Thenotches ffare spaced apart and so vrespectively positioned that when thelatch-tongue c isengaged with the notch f the locking-plate 10 will beheld projected substantially ata right angle to theupright member of thebent arm 11, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, which is the locked positionfor the plate lO when the device is secured upon a shirt-cuff, as willbe hereinafter more fully explained.

As indicated in Fig. 3 by dotted lines, the plate 10 may be rocked intoan upright position and the free end of the latch-tongue c be seated inthe notch f as occasionmay require, this adjustment of the locking-platenearly alining it with the upright member 11L of the bent arm 11.

Two elaspiug-arms are completing members of the improvement, and, asshown, one

arm 12 consists of an elongated strip of rer silient plate metal, shapedmarginally as represented in Fig. 2.

The body portion of the clasping-arm 12 is parallel on its edges and isformed at one end with a lateral clasping-finger 12ad and at theopposite end with a rectangular member 12b.

A coacting arm 13 is formed integral with the body of the clasping-arm12 by slitting the material, as shown in Fig. 2 at fi, and aclasping-fln ger 13a is laterally formed on the arm 13 and extends intothe lateral claspingnger 12a. The slit t' extends from a point near therectangular member 12b parallel with thejnarginal edge of the arm 12 andthe lateral finger 12"u thereon, thus providing an integral connectiont" between the arms 12 13 near the member 12b.

The two coacting arms 12 13 are lbent into wave form, producing twocurves fm m on the Varms at a suitable distance fromone end member 12b,and between these oppositely-positioned curves a spacing-bar 'n istransversely secured.

At a proper distance from the cross-bar n two wave curves o o are formedon the arms 12 13, and it will be evident that pressure apformed bycross-slitting the material, and onv the freeend of said finger a toe sis outwardly bent.

The rectangular end piece l2b is formed into a cylindrical sleeve and isfitted loosely upon the tubulation 1lb, said sleeve having oneendloosely engaged with the bead h and the spring-finger12e pressed uponthe bead h', so that the toe s may enter an indentation in theadjacent'edge of the bead 71.', and thus restrain the clasping-arm fromtoo-free rocking movement on the bent arm 1l.

In use the locking-plate 10-is first adjusted as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 3, which projects the free end outward from the uprightmember of the bent arm 11 and enables the insertion of the locking-platethrough the buttonholes in the shirt-cuff. After passing thelocking-plate through the buttonholes of the cuff the plate may be heldfrom accidental displacement by turning-it at right angles to the member11n of the arm 11 and engaging the end of the latch-tongue c with thenotch f, as before explained. The cuff A being thus connected with theholder device, it may be detachably secured upon the Wristband B of ashirt-sleeve B/ by first spreading apart the clasping-ngers 12:L 13,effected by compression of the curved projections o o', and thenengaging these lateral members of the arms 12 13 withv one edge of thesleeve-vent B2, as shown in Fig. 1, a release of pressure on the arms 12and 13 permitting the lingers to clasp the shirt-sleeve, and thus securet-he cuff A in place on the wrist of the wearer.

It will be seen that the swiveled connection of the clasping-arms 12 13effected by the sleeve l2b and tubulation 11", roekably engaged, ashereinbefore described, permits an easy rotatable adjustment of the cuffon the Wristband of the shirt-sleeve as may be desired to properlydispose its lapped edges at the side of the hand of the wearer.

The parts of the improved cuff-holder are few, simple, and readilymanufactured by ordinary means, so that the device may be produced at alow cost and afford a neat and inexpensive cuff-holder for general use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A cuff-holder, comprising two claspingarms havingopposed lingers on their free ends, a longitudinally-extended sleeve atthe opposite ends of said arms, a bent arm having'a cylindrical end onwhich the sleeve is loosely mounted, means to restrict end play of thesleeve on one end of the larm, and a locking-plate held to rock on theother end of `the bent arm.

2. A cuff-holder, comprising two claspingarms formed one within theother, said arms having laterally-extended fingers at like ends of thearms, and oppositely-bent curves thereon between the ends of the arms, asleeve having a spring-finger at oney edge, a bent arm having atubulation at one end Whereon spaced beads are formed, the spring-fingerengaging one of said beads, and a lockingplate held to rock on aring-eye formed on the opposite end of the bent arm. y

3. A cuff-holder, comprising a ybent arm having aring-eye on one end, alocking-plate held to rock on the ringeye and having a spring-tongueadapted to engage its free end in notches formed in the edge of thering-eye, a tubulation on the opposite end of the bent arm, having abead at .each end, two clasping-arms formed one -within the other andhaving 'clasping-fingers adapted to press one toward the other, a sleeveon the opposite end of the clasping-arms, said sleeve being fitted uponthe tubulation and having a finger adapted to'bear on one of the beads,and undulations in the clasping-arms, which when compressed are adaptedto spread apart the A i clasping-ingers. I

4. A cuff-holder comprising an arm bent at aright angle and having aring-eye on one end, a locking-plate held to rock on said arm uponsaid'ring-eye, a latch-tongue formed integrallwith the locking-plate andadapted to engage its free end in either of two notches in the ring-eye,-two clasping-arms having clamping members laterally projected at theirfree ends, and means for rockably connecting the other ends of the armswith the remaining end of the bent arm. l

5. The combination with an arm bent at a right angle, and twoclasping-arms connected j together near one end of each arm and havinglaterally-projected clamping members at similar ends thereof, of arockable joint between an end of one clasping-arm and an adjacent end ofthe bent arm, comprising a longitudinally-extended tubulation on thebent arm, a sleeve on the clasping-arm loosely IIO mounted on thetubulation, two bead for'mations on the tubulation loosely contactingwith respective ends of the sleeve, and a spring-finger on one end ofthe sleeve, adapted to contact with an adjacent bead.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL CUINIMING.'

Witnesses:

WM. H. ROY, WM. W. DEMERITT.

